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Vacation 2016August 30, NurembergWhite Tower & Hans Sachs Fountain |
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWhite Tower Nuremberg's White Tower was built around 1250 as part of the Hospital-Gate (named after the nearby St. Elisabeth Hospital. The gate and its tower were part of the second fortification line around Nuremberg. (A first wall was built in the 11th century; a third wall in the 15th century). The tower got its name from the white plaster that covered the original bricks for some time. In 1944, after a WW II bombing raid, the tower burned down completely. When it was rebuilt in 1958, the city abstained from the white plaster and left the tower with its original brick walls. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXMarriage Carousel Next to the tower is one of Nuremberg's most impressive and most controversial pieces of art, the Hans-Sachs-Fountain, better known by its nickname, the Marriage Carousel. The fountain was designed by sculptor Jürgen Weber. It is based on a poem by Hans Sachs, called "Bitter-Sweet Married Life." In six larger than life scenes, the fountain illustrated the ups and downs of married life from high passion over quarrel and conflict all the way to death. |
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 Picture taken by Diego Delso, published at Wikimedia |
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Carved into a heart are parts of Hans Sachs' Poem:
God be praised and honored
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A pedestrian area connects the White Tower with one of Nuremberg's most famous churches, St. Lawrence.
Along the way, there were more fountains and statues to discover. |
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Click the left turn sign to get back St. James Square. Or click the right turn signal to take a stroll through Nuremberg'a historic downtown. |
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